,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ejb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjad ,mr4   
,ru% submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial    
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,small ,bus9ess1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,congratulat+ !  
,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy on 
its #de? anniv]s>y & comm5d+ its        
a*ievem5ts 9 fo/]+ ! e/abli%m5t & gr[? (
 m9ority bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
,:]eas ! success ( m9ority bus9esses is 
a critical compon5t ( a robu/ economy 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas m9ority         
bus9esses employ #e1hjj1jjj p & g5]ate  
#a trillion to ! economy ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas m9ority bus9esses are    
support+ ! global competitiv5ess ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates by utiliz+ ! mo/ effective
 export capabilities ( any segm5t ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates economy2 ,:]eas m9ority   

bus9esses are m likely to g5]ate rev5ue 
?r\gh exports comp>$ to non-m9ority     
bus9esses due to language capabilities1 
cultural compet5ce1 ance/ral ties1 &    
bus9ess agility2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifi1 !re 7 
#cbb1jjj m9ority bus9esses )            
#aa1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 gross receipts & !    
numb] ( m9ority bus9esses has cont9u$ to
 increase to ne>ly #f1jjj1jjj z e/imat$ 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau2      
,:]eas ! ,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t  
,ag5cy 0 e/abli%$ by ,executive ,ord]   
#aadeh on ,m>* #e1 #aifi2 ,:]eas !      
,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy has
 op]at$ = #de ye>s z ! only ,f$]al ag5cy
 creat$ specifically to s]ve & fo/] !   
gr[? ( m9ority entrepr5eurs2 ,:]eas !   
,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy    
op]ates a nationwide network ( ,,mbda   
,bus9ess ,c5t]s to assi/ ) ! expansion &
 competitiv5ess ( ! rapidly gr[+ m9ority
 bus9ess community2 ,:]eas1 9 fiscal ye>
 #bjac1 ! ,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t 
,ag5cy help$ m9ority bus9esses ga9      
access to ov] #d1hjj1jjj1jjj 9 contracts

 & capital1 :i* contribut$ 9 excess (   
#be1jjj ,am]ican jobs creat$ or reta9$2 
,:]eas1 s9ce #aifi1 ! ,m9ority ,bus9ess 
,developm5t ,ag5cy has s]v$ ne>ly       
#ffj1jjj m9ority bus9esses & assi/$ 9   
secur+ m ?an #be1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 contracts
 & capital = ^! m9ority bus9esses2 &    
,:]eas ! long-t]m /rategic direction ( !
 ,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy is
 to a*ieve entrepr5eurial p>ity s t !   
numb] ( bus9esses t are m9ority         
bus9esses is proportional to ! m9ority  
population3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 congratulates
 ! ,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy 
on its #de? anniv]s>y2  7#b7 comm5ds !  
,m9ority ,bus9ess ,developm5t ,ag5cy =  
its a*ievem5ts 9 fo/]+ ! e/abli%m5t &   
gr[? ( m9ority bus9esses2 &  7#c7       
enc\rages ! ,m9ority ,bus9ess           
,developm5t ,ag5cy to cont9ue its ef=ts 
to assi/ m9ority bus9esses z m9ority    
bus9esses cont9ue to /r5g!n communities1
 create jobs1 & contribute to ! heal? ( 
! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4